Several special events in Toronto this weekend will involve road closures as described below. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy these events. Businesses in the areas affected are open to pedestrian traffic but some roads will be closed to vehicles.

Festivals and other special events are important to the city, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Toronto’s economy, and they are enjoyed each year by local residents.

In addition to road closures related to special events, a significant amount of road work is taking place in the city. People are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to their destinations.

Those who need to drive in the general vicinity of special events should allow extra time to get to and from their destinations. A more complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions.

TTC customers can receive information about service diversions by subscribing to eAlerts at http://www.ttc.ca/ or by following @TTCnotices on Twitter.

Taste of Lawrence
Lawrence Avenue between Warden Avenue and Birchmount Road will be closed on Friday, July 7 at 10 a.m. to Monday, July 10 at 2 a.m. for this community event. The TTC’s 54/354 Lawrence East buses will divert in both directions via Warden Avenue, Bertrand Avenue and Birchmount Road.

Salsa on St. Clair
St. Clair Avenue between Winona Drive and Christie Street will be closed from Saturday, July 8 at 8 a.m. to Sunday, July 9 at 11 p.m. for the Salsa on St. Clair event. Additional service will be added to the TTC’s 126 Christie bus route and the 512 St Clair streetcar will be replaced by buses with a diversion in both directions via Oakwood Avenue, Davenport Road and Christie Street.

Fusion of Taste
Islington Avenue between Albion Road and Wardlaw Crescent will be closed from Sunday, July 9 at 6 a.m. to Monday, July 10 at 1 a.m. for the Fusion of Taste festival. Buses on the 37 Islington route will divert via Albion Road, Kipling Avenue and Finch Avenue during this road closure.

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